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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadahiro Kuroda, Ichikawa, JP;
Makoto Noda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324760 ; 324763 ;
Abstract
The semiconductor device includes a circuit, such as, an ECL circuit for comparing input signals with a reference potential determined as a circuit threshold value and outputting an output signal according to the comparison result. The semiconductor device further includes a switching circuit for switching the reference potential level between ordinary operation and burn-in operation of the ECL circuit. The time required for the burn-in operation can be reduced markedly.